Talking to Strangers by Malcolm Gladwell Talking to Strangers is a Self-help book based on research on people not having the ability to start a conversation or not knowing the exact wat to speak to others. Malcolm Gladwell talks about Sandra Bland detention and her death, the relationship between Hitler and Chamberlain, and Larry Nassar's scandal. The theory of Truth default is being explained and the fact that people trust others is demonstrated. Sometimes understanding errors cause irreparable results.